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4. a. Henry isn’t / isn’t being very friendly fine
today. I der if he’ .
ocay, | wonder wm nes anery: Sometimes, being + adjective is used to
b. The test is / is being difficult. You need to describe temporary changes in someone’s
study very hard for it personality or behavior.

My son is being bad. He’s usually good.
5. a. Jana doesn’t see / isn’t seeing well. The teacher isn’t being fair.
She has to wear glasses when she drives.
b. Farah sees / is seeing her accountant today. She needs help with her taxes.

6. a. Yoko looks / is looking at the beautiful sunset.
b. Yoko looks / is looking wonderful. Her dress is beautiful.

7. a. Ismell / am smelling the milk. I think it’s sour.
b. What are you cooking? It smells / is smelling delicious!

8. a. The storm comes / is coming. Look at the dark clouds.

b. Jaime comes / is coming from Mexico. He was born in Puebla.

PRACTICE

8 Complete the conversations with the words in parentheses. Use the simple present or present
progressive form of the verbs.

1. A: Why (you / taste) the soup, Mom?
are you tasting
B: (it / not smell) right. I want to make sure it’s OK.

2. A (you / have) time to talk right now?

B: Not really. (I/ be) busy at the moment.

3. A: Why (you / look) so serious? What
(you / think) about?

B: All the things (we / need) to do for the family reunion.

4. A: What's wrong? (you / seem) sad.

B: (I/ miss) my family.

9 Complete the paragraphs with the stative verbs in parentheses. Use the simple present or
present progressive form of the verbs.

I (1) like (ike) a TV show called Modern Family. My favorite character is
Gloria. She (2)__ CSCS (be) funny, and TB) CCS SE toe) heer accent.
She (4) (Come) from Colombia and (5)_ (have) a scon,

Manny, from a previous marriage. Gloria’s husband on the show is a much older man named Jay.

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